Videos: Microsoft Photosynth, a guided tour

Microsoft’s Photosynth photo-browsing tool, previously just a technology preview, is now being released for public use by the company. That means people will be able to upload their own photos into the program to create “synths” — three-dimensional scenes that position images as they would appear in real life, letting users zoom around and explore environments.

See this story for more on the launch. [Update, 10:45 a.m.: Apparently the Photosynth site is getting lots of traffic. It's unavailable as of this morning, with a note saying it's "a little overwhelmed just now."]

Here are two videos of David Gedye, Photosynth group manager, demonstrating the technology for me at the group’s offices in Seattle.